dote
verb (used without object)
to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually followed by on orupon ).
is doting
-
present progressiveof dote (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ms. Jean-Pierre’s mother, she has told friends, is doting and accepting of her personal life.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
Except when Helms is doting on his six grandchildren, he rarely relaxes.
From Time Magazine Archive
"He is doting, quite doting, I see," and he turned round to his brother officers, as though appealing to them to corroborate his opinion.
From La Vendée by Anthony Trollope
Ah Heaven! she is doting too, like the Registrator; the loud fit will soon come!
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various
I dare say, my lord, it is very natural he should at these years; but if he," proceeded Norton, laughing, "is doting now, what will you be at his years?
From The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
